Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition On March 21, I reported that there were 4235 “Medical Aid in Dying” euthanasia deaths in 2018, an increase of 50% over 2017, representing approximately 1.5% of all deaths. The data for my report was obtained from a presentation by Jocelyn Downie, an academic euthanasia activist, for theContinue reading “Health Canada publishes inaccurate and incomplete data on euthanasia in Canada.”
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Good news: The Nevada assisted suicide bill died a natural death. Dr Kirk Bronander wrote an excellent article explaining why assisted suicide should not be legal.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Congratulations to the many groups and individuals who worked to defeat Nevada’s assisted suicide bill SB 165. SB 165 passed in the Nevada Senate Health and Human Services Committee (3 – 2) on March 25. A few days ago, a well researched article by Dr Kirk Bronander, aContinue reading “Good news: The Nevada assisted suicide bill died a natural death. Dr Kirk Bronander wrote an excellent article explaining why assisted suicide should not be legal.”
Ontario: 368 people die by euthanasia in the first quarter of 2019.
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. The Ontario Coroner’s Office sent a quarterly report stating that there have been 2897 reported assisted deaths in Ontario since legalization (June 17, 2016) with 368 reported euthanasia deaths in the first three months of 2019. The current rate of euthanasia, in Ontario, is slightly lower than inContinue reading “Ontario: 368 people die by euthanasia in the first quarter of 2019.”
Complications with Lethal Drugs Used for Assisted Suicide
The Patients Rights Action Fund published the following information. Warning: If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, do not read this article but call: 1-800-273 (talk) 8255 Many assisted suicide deaths are slow and painful. Seconal · The lethal dose prescribed to cause the death of the patient is 9 grams of seconal (secobarbital) capsules. ToContinue reading “Complications with Lethal Drugs Used for Assisted Suicide”
Scotland is being pressured to legalize assisted suicide. They need to care not kill.
Dr Gordon Macdonald, the parliamentary officer for Care for Scotland, wrote an excellent article that was published in the Scotsman on April 19, explaining why assisted suicide should not be legalised. Dr Gordon Macdonald Macdonald begins his article by discussing why the previous assisted suicide bill was defeated. A new campaign has been launched inContinue reading “Scotland is being pressured to legalize assisted suicide. They need to care not kill.”
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